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With the cost of food impacting heavily on the average householder, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, (RADA), is encouraging 'Backyard Gardening', a standardized programme overseen by its Social Services/Home Economics Unit. In an interview with JIS News, Manager of the Unit, Lorna Gooden, says the backyard gardening project is part of the overall nutrition programme within the unit. "We work...

The Office of the Children's Advocate is to meet with representatives of the Ministry of Education and the Police on March 11, to discuss issues affecting children. These issues have come out of a series of workshops held islandwide by the Office of the Children's Advocate. Five have already been held and the final one is to be held at...

The Jamaican Parliament today (March 10), joined other Commonwealth Parliaments around the world, in observing Commonwealth Day, under the theme: 'The Environment, Our Future'. At an observation ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, President of the Senate, Dr. Oswald Harding, said there remains a dilemma between technology and the environment. "We have a dilemma because we all...

The response of emergency organizations in Portland to disasters, was tested at an earthquake simulation organized by the Portland Disaster Committee on March 5, at the Titchfield High School. The event was held as a follow-up to activities held in the parish in observance of Earthquake Awareness Week in January. Included in the simulation exercise were the occurrence of a...

As part of its continued effort to prevent young persons from smoking and getting hooked on other tobacco related vices, the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) has launched its Anti-Tobacco Poster Competition for students in Grades 1 to 6. The aim of the competition is to educate children about the dangers of smoking and tobacco use and also to increase awareness...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said it is imperative that Jamaicans be educated to appreciate the link between their values and behaviour, and the social and economic performance of the country. He pointed out that the large sum of money the country has to spend to remedy the results of anti-social behaviour and bad health practices, could...

The Sports Development Foundation (SDF), on March 10, officially handed over a multi-purpose court to the St. Aloysius Primary School, which was resurfaced at a cost of $650,000. Principal of the school, Pauline Stephenson, noted that the multi-purpose court was necessary and would be useful in the teaching of skills and technique in the various games. "I am sure our...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, J. C. Hutchinson, has reiterated the Ministry's stance to facilitate the growth of small businesses in the sector. He was speaking at the official opening of a week-long Business Development Workshop, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on March 10. Mr. Hutchinson said the workshop has come at an opportune time,...

The Office of the Children's Advocate is to meet with representatives of the Ministry of Education and the Police on March 11, to discuss issues affecting children. These issues have come out of a series of workshops held islandwide by the Office of the Children's Advocate. Five have already been held and the final one is to be held at...

The Jamaican Parliament today (March 10), joined other Commonwealth Parliaments around the world, in observing Commonwealth Day, under the theme: 'The Environment, Our Future'. At an observation ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, President of the Senate, Dr. Oswald Harding, said there remains a dilemma between technology and the environment. "We have a dilemma because we all...

The response of emergency organizations in Portland to disasters, was tested at an earthquake simulation organized by the Portland Disaster Committee on March 5, at the Titchfield High School. The event was held as a follow-up to activities held in the parish in observance of Earthquake Awareness Week in January. Included in the simulation exercise were the occurrence of a...

As part of its continued effort to prevent young persons from smoking and getting hooked on other tobacco related vices, the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) has launched its Anti-Tobacco Poster Competition for students in Grades 1 to 6. The aim of the competition is to educate children about the dangers of smoking and tobacco use and also to increase awareness...